Posted on 10/16/2007 7:01:33 AM PDT by dennisw
Air America Host Randi Rhodes Mugged
By Rogers Cadenhead
Watching the Watchers
Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes was mugged near her Manhattan apartment Sunday night, losing several teeth in a brutal attack that has knocked her off the air while she recuperates, fellow host Jon Elliott announced on his show early Tuesday morning.
"It is with sadness that tonight I inform you that my Air America colleague Randi Rhodes was assaulted last night while walking her dog near her New York City home," Elliott told his listeners this morning on Air America.
The attack took place near the corner of 39th Street and Park Avenue, Elliot said.
Because Rhodes was wearing a jogging suit and had neither a purse nor jewelry, Elliott speculated that "this does not appear to me to be a standard grab the money and run mugging."
"Is this an attempt by the right wing hate machine to silence one of our own?" he asked on the air. "Are we threatening them? Are they afraid that we're winning? Are they trying to silence intimidate us?"
Rhodes has been with Air America Radio since it launched in 2004, becoming a mainstay of the national liberal radio network. Her show airs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern weekdays. Lionel filled in for her show Monday afternoon, but no announcement was made of the reason.
An Air America representative confirmed Tuesday morning that Rhodes was mugged. Calls have been made to Rhodes and the New York City police department's press office, and as more details become available they'll be reported here.
Was the dog hurt? Hope he’s ok...
“It couldnt have been some crack addict who is on welfare and loves liberal entitlements now could it?”
Well, it COULD have been, but only if he acted out of justifiable frustration at the ingrained, societal oppression emanating from the hateful, non-inclusive fascism of the Christian right.
Warpy (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-16-07 11:43 AM
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3. It’s about 50-50 as far as I can tell
as to whether it was a junkie who was enraged that she didn’t have any cash or jewelry on her and punched her out, or if it was a Freeper.
Time and a police sketch will tell.
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movonne (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-16-07 11:50 AM
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6. I lean more toward freeper...Randi would know, would have probably
been spewing their shit as they were beating her up...
> “Is this an attempt by the right wing hate machine to silence one of our own?”
Are you freaking kidding me.
If a young woman jogs in the evening by herself, there will always be unsavory predators lurking about who will want to take advantage of an opportunity.
To imply that this is a right wing hate crime is nuts.
The dog is a registered Demo! But seriously, that part of Manhattan is dicey at night. I don’t belileve the crime stats about crime going down in the City - I think it is Bloomberg propaganda.
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Maybe not. Her substitute host blamed right wingers. If her muggers were White males with crewcuts, maybe. Sounds like a run-of-the-mill mugging otherwise.
She was in a jogging suit in a pretty expensive neighborhood but didn't have any "mugger money". Hard to know what to make of this. I'm sure she's antagonized a lot of people. Maybe someone lost a family member of dear friend in Iraq or in the WTC and got peeved at her.
Maybe not. Her substitute host blamed right wingers. If her muggers were White males with crewcuts, maybe. Sounds like a run-of-the-mill mugging otherwise.
She was in a jogging suit in a pretty expensive neighborhood but didn't have any "mugger money". Hard to know what to make of this. I'm sure she's antagonized a lot of people. Maybe someone lost a family member of dear friend in Iraq or in the WTC and got peeved at her.
China, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Vietnam?
Maybe not.
Filth is called filth there.
And dealt with accordingly.
Is that a REAL NEWS RELEASE??????
Oh, I could think of a couple people........... : )
Hear, hear- I agree JaxScuds!
Any comments referring to in a negative way to the victim's appearance, etc. are unseemly, and can be used to defame the whole Freeper community.
Overcome evil with good, people. Tirian
Air America? I thought that was dead last year?
Air America? I thought that was dead last year?
Don't men get mugged? Surely they don't carry purses. My work-out pants have pockets. Are all neck chains visible from afar?
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